Close Encounters of the Third Kind Overview:

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) was a Film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Julia Phillips, Clark L. Paylow and Michael Phillips.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2007.

Academy Awards 1977 --- Ceremony Number 51 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Supporting ActressMelinda DillonNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil AbramsonNominated
Best CinematographyVilmos ZsigmondWon
Best DirectorSteven SpielbergNominated
Best Film EditingMichael KahnNominated
Best Music - ScoringJohn WilliamsNominated
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing)Frank E. WarnerWon
Best Supporting ActressMelinda DillonNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Joe Alves, Dan Lomino; Set Decoration: Phil AbramsonNominated
Best CinematographyVilmos ZsigmondWon
Best DirectorSteven SpielbergNominated
Best Film EditingMichael KahnNominated
Best Music - ScoringJohn WilliamsNominated
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Sound Effects Editing)Frank E. WarnerWon
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